Stain Removal

 

 

 

 

STAIN

TREATMENT

 

Adhesive tape, chewing

Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with prewash stain

 

gum, rubber cement

remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.

 

 

 

 

Baby formula, dairy

Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or more. Wash.

 

products, egg

 

 

 

 

 

Beverages (coffee, tea,

Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.

 

soda,juice, alcoholic

 

 

beverages)

 

 

 

 

 

Blood

Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes. Wash

 

 

using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Candle wax, crayon

Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm iron until wax is

 

 

absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with prewash stain remover or

 

 

nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Hand wash to remove solvent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Chocolate

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

ENGLISH

 

 

Collar or cuff soil,

Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.

 

cosmetics

 

 

 

 

 

Dye transfer on white fabric

Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Grass

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Grease, oil, tar (butter, fats,

Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy stains and tar,

 

salad dressing, cooking

apply nonflammable dry cleaning fluid to back of stain. Replace towels under stain frequently. Rinse

 

oils, car grease, motor oils)

thoroughly. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Ink

Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash stain remover,

 

 

denatured alcohol or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid.

 

 

 

 

Mildew, scorch

Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot water before washing.

 

 

Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.

 

 

 

 

Mud

Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.

 

 

 

 

Mustard, tomato

Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Nail polish

May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail polish remover to

 

 

back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not use on acetate fabrics.

 

 

 

 

Paint, varnish

WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, it cannot be

 

 

removed. OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can label. Rinse thoroughly before

 

 

washing.

 

 

 

 

Perspiration

Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach in hottest

 

 

water safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Rust, brown or yellow

For spots, use rust remover safe for fabric. For discoloration of an entire load, use phosphate detergent

 

discoloration

and nonchlorine bleach. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify discoloration.

 

 

 

 

Shoe polish

LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of granular detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue from fabric.

 

 

Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonflammable dry cleaning fluid. Rinse. Rub detergent into

 

 

dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

Urine, vomit, mucus, feces

Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

 

 

 

 

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